Fort Edward Johnson

Fort Edward Johnson was a series of Confederate States of America (CSA) military breastworks constructed in April 1862 by the four-thousand member brigade known as the "Army of the Northwest". The Army of the Northwest was a remnant of the Confederate Army of the Northwest which had been disbanded in February 1862. The Army of the Northwest was commanded by Colonel Edward "Alleghany" Johnson and had been ordered to secure a major roadway through the Appalachian Mountains known as the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike. Johnson ordered the construction of fortifications and breastworks at a high point along the turnpike on top of Shenandoah Mountain, which is in the U.S. state of Virginia, 26 miles (42 km) west of Staunton.

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  Battle of McDowell ⓘ
  battle of the American Civil War

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  Fort Edward Johnson ⓘ
  fort in Virginia

1862-05-08T00:00:00Z

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1862 Battle of McDowell

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2016-05-19 12 21 53 Sign describing the trail around the breastworks at Fort Edward Johnson, Virginia

2016-05-19 12 22 50 View west across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson

2016-05-19 12 19 25 View northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson

2016-05-19 12 21 31 Historical marker describing Fort Edward Johnson, Virginia

2016-05-19 12 19 03 View west-northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson

2016-05-19 12 19 51 Sign describing Shenandoah Mountain Pass at Fort Edward Johnson on the border of Highland County, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia

Highland County from Shenandoah Mountain

2019-10-26 12 54 30 View northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of McDowell	battle	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Edward Johnson	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 21 53 Sign describing the trail around the breastworks at Fort Edward Johnson, Virginia		Commons
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 22 50 View west across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson		Commons
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 19 25 View northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson		Commons
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 21 31 Historical marker describing Fort Edward Johnson, Virginia		Commons
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 19 03 View west-northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson		Commons
commons	image		2016-05-19 12 19 51 Sign describing Shenandoah Mountain Pass at Fort Edward Johnson on the border of Highland County, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia		Commons
commons	image		Highland County from Shenandoah Mountain		Commons
commons	image		2019-10-26 12 54 30 View northwest across the mountains of eastern Highland County, Virginia from the site of Fort Edward Johnson		Commons